I have chosen several educational blogs to follow that I think will be great resources for elementary school teachers. I tried to pick a variety of blogs that apply to various grade levels because I want them to relate to all elementary school teachers, especially since I do not know what grade I will be teaching yet. I also linked resources that focus on different content areas to help teachers look at specific subjects. All of the blogs provide lesson plan ideas, classroom management plans, or tips for organizing a classroom. I find these RSS feeds to be very beneficial for new and experienced teachers. I hope that you find them as interesting as I do!
I can hardly believe it's been since February since I've blogged here! Life has just been SO busy and blogging definitely took a backseat. So, what have I been doing?In March my son started Spring baseball and that finished up a few weeks ago...
A few weeks ago I had the idea to incorporate sports into a vocabulary review. Many of my students play basketball on a team and/or play at recess, so I incorporated basketball into our review. My son received this over the door basketball set for...
We had a great week in fifth grade. I surprised students on Monday with two new books. I ordered the graphic novel (with bonus points) with a set of books that I ordered my son and received Bearhaven for free. I shared a bit about each of them and...
A fifth grade project at my school is a Christian hero biography/wax museum project. Each student: reads a Christian hero biographytakes notes while reading types notes (must have sections are: family, language, compare/contrast, timeline wit...
Happy Sunday! I'm popping in real quick to share what we have been doing this past week in Literacy & Social Studies. In Literacy, we are working on our biggest project of the year: our wax museum. This is my first time doing it si...
Dear Readers, Alright, alright! I keep getting questions and emails asking why this classroom blog is no longer being updated. Clearly an explanation is in order. First of all, thank you, thank you, thank you for your support of this … Cont...
This week we had several challenges involving Hot Wheels cars and Lego. From measurement to construction principals to aerodynamics and everything in between. So much problem solving. So much fun.
This week the students were hard at work on something special to give to their father or another special person in their life. They were bursting with pride about what they had created.
These were snapshots taken from our writing center that the kids love to use in their own writings. They like to make cards, write journal entries, label things, etc. A couple of things I like about it is the kids are working independently, ...
The last few days have not been "pool" days, so we have been working on wrapping up some of our school projects. We have been doing Data Binders/Portfolios for over 20 years at our building. Each year we have thrown things out and adde...
During the summer time, I like to do some of those "big projects" one day a week. So about a week ago, I started working on my homework binder. I have to say, I absolutely love my homework binder. Here is how it works:I designed ...
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by AnonymousJan 4, 2015
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Recommended Grades: K-5 Some people collect coins, some collect stamps, but Jerome collects words. Words that transform, connect, and empower. This is a celebration of finding your own words and the impact you can have when you share t...
I have recently read several picture books that I think are great mentor texts for STEM in the classroom. Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea: Marie Tharp Maps the Ocean Floor by Robert Burleigh The story of one… Continue readin...
Feathers: Not Just for Flying is a Maryland Black Eyed Susan Award nominee for 2016. Recommended Grades: 3-5 Feathers aren’t just for flying. . . In this scrapbook-like nonfiction picture book, Stewart introduces sixteen types of...
Publisher: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of Harper Collins Publication Date: January 26, 2016 Recommended Grades: 3-5 From the author of Red: A Crayon’s Story, comes Frankencrayon, his newest book. In this story, a set of crayons are suppose...
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux Publication Date: November 10, 2015 Recommended Grades: 3-5 From an early age, Noah Webster liked to use big words. He loved learning and even became a school teacher. It was during his time in the class...
The social learning platform Flipgrid, has this week been bought by Microsoft, who then immediately announced that the tool will now be free to all educators. This brings it in line with Office 365 Education which is also free for schools. If you&...
To make the most of the Internet, our students need to be prepared to navigate the online world. Be Internet Awesome is a set of resources from Google that teaches them the fundamentals of digital citizenship and safety so they can explore online ...
Google have just released Tour Creator, which allows students, teachers, or anyone else to make their own VR tour using images from Google Street View or their own 360 photos. The tool is designed to let you produce your own quality VR content wit...
OK Go are a band which pride themselves on making eye-catching music videos. I’m sure you’ve already seen at least one video by them over the years. I use their videos a lot in my science lectures – from their amazing Rube Goldbe...
A lot of us take anything they read on the internet at face value. A simple Google search brings us the correct answer to any question we have. Or does it? An internet search might be a good place to start to find out about something, but we shoul...
I have chosen several educational blogs to follow that I think will be great resources for elementary school teachers. I tried to pick a variety of blogs that apply to various grade levels because I want them to relate to all elementary school teachers, especially since I do not know what grade I will be teaching yet. I also linked resources that focus on different content areas to help teachers look at specific subjects. All of the blogs provide lesson plan ideas, classroom management plans, or tips for organizing a classroom. I find these RSS feeds to be very beneficial for new and experienced teachers. I hope that you find them as interesting as I do!
For the Love of Teaching
Ms. Cassidy's Classroom Blog
Busy Bees
For science lesson plans, please go to: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Science-For-Kids
Picture This! Teaching with Picture Books
The Whiteboard Blog